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Fracking safe provided regulations strengthened

August 15, 2012
News
Fracking is safe as long as best practice is followed and regulations are tightened a review from the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering has concluded.However, fracking may...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology
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Quantum dot moves to redefine ampere

August 15, 2012
News
A pump which picks electrons up one-by-one and moves them across a barrier to create a well-defined electrical current has been developed by National Physical Laboratory and University of Cambridge...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Quantum Physics
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Potential food crisis linked to climate change

August 14, 2012
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The UK could face a potential food crisis with dramatically reduced food choices in the future, unless more is done to cut greenhouse gases suggests a new report from the...
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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New technique for radiation detection

August 13, 2012
News
A new technique could see radiation detection of cargo and baggage become more effective and less costly.Spectral shape discrimination (SDD) – developed at Sandia National Laboratories – uses metal organic...
Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry
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Green rust’s crucial role in ancient atmosphere

August 8, 2012
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Green rust may have played a crucial role in the creation of Earth’s early atmosphere suggests new research into the highly reactive mineral.The mineral rarely occurs in nature as it...
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology
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Bacteriophage therapy to treat Iraqibacter

August 6, 2012
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A technique to counter infections last used in the 1930s could be used to treat wounded soldiers attacked by a superbug.Bacteriophage therapy uses otherwise harmless biological organisms to target a...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Pathology
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Explosive solar activity imaged

August 3, 2012
News
New images of an upward surge of the Sun’s gases into a coronal loop have helped scientists move closer towards understanding the origin of space storms.Meanwhile the UK Government Office...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Mediterranean worm found on Irish farm

August 2, 2012
News
A Mediterranean earthworm species has been found thriving in an urban farm in Ireland.Scientists from University College Dublin found a flourishing population of Prosellodrius amplisetosus in an urban farm in...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Neanderthal extinction not caused by climate

August 2, 2012
News
The demise of the Neanderthal cannot be blamed on climate change say researchers in London.There has been a long-standing argument about how Neanderthals became extinct – was it due to...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Paleobiology
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STEM graduates lack relevant skills

August 2, 2012
News
UK universities aren’t producing enough science graduates suggests a new report from the Lords Science and Technology Committee – and those that do don’t have the skills needed by industry.The...
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Easy access to IP at CERN

July 23, 2012
News
CERN has adopted a new approach to knowledge transfer – CERN easy Access IP.The initiative should make it easier for businesses and entrepreneurs to access intellectual property generated at CERN...
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New understanding and treatment for Cystic Fibrosis

July 20, 2012
News
In a breakthrough study, Irish researchers have discovered that women with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) suffer more than men because oestrogen promotes the presence of bacteria which results in more severe...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Pathology
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